Mako Shark II

Following tramendous success of their earlier desing Chevrolet Division of General Motors made the next model of Chevrolet Corvette and named it Mako Shark II. It was in the year 1965 that this model was first presented at Paris Auto Show as a show car.  Chevrolet created two of them and only one of them was fully functional. The one reserved for the gallery had some interesting, futuristic details, such as square section side pipes and a squared-off steering wheel.  While the one made to be driven on streets didn't have these features. It did have a retractable rear spoiler, and a square section bumper that could be extended for added protection. 

The 1965 Mako Shark II was powered by Mark IV V8 engine with displacment of 6997 cc / 427.0 in³ . The strength of this engine was 316.9 kw / 425.0 bhp at 6500 rpm . So just like the model before it Mako Shark II also had strength of 425 horse power but at 6500 rpm. 

After the public presentation Chevrolet received a large number of orders for this model for the production. Mako Shark was called beautiful, embellished, convoluted, aerodynamic, perfect, and many other things. Never the less it did made tremendous  success in the history of concept cars and set the foundations for the later Corvette models.

Chevrolet Corvette Mako Shark

The Marko Shark model was designed by Larry Shinoda and Bill Mitchell both working for the Chevrolet Division of General Motors at that time. The whole shark design of the model XP-755 Mako Shark Chevrolet Corvette was idea of Bill Mitchell. The story goes that he had a mako shark on the wall of his office and ordered team to paint the car in the distinctive blue-gray color of this shark. The team couldn't match that particular color so they had an idea. They took the fish from the office, painted the car in that color and returned it to office. The result was excellent because Bill Mitchell was satisfied the work they did.

Mako Shark (later know as Mako Shark I) was powered by normal V8 engine located in the front with displacement around 6997.28 cc.  It was equipped with a single four-barrel carburetor that produces upwards of 425 horsepower at 5800.00 RPM. Thanks to this engine Mako Shark was able to produce maximum speed of 120 mph (miles per hour) or 198.03 km/h (kilometers per hour).

Mako Shark was such a huge for the Chevrolet that it's elements were used in later  Chevrolet Corvette model Mako Shark II. 

The Mako Shark shown in and episode of the TV show "Route 66" which aired in October 1961. General Motors supplied most of the cars for that TV Show so Mako Shark found it's place in it with other Chevrolet Corvette models.